Safety milk-bottle holder



May 13, 1930. R. A. SPAWTON SAFETY MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR RiChard A. spdw'ton May 13, 1930. R. A. SPAWTON 1,758,863

SAFETY MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Dec. 7, 1928 2 SheetsSheet 2 INVENTOR Richard A. S pawl'on Patented May 13, 1930 STATS RICHARD A. SPAWTON, F BROOKFIELD, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA SAFETY MILK-BOTTLE HOLDER Application filed. December 7, 1928.

This invention relates to a device for holding bottles and is particularly adapted for milk bottles and the like. Its primary object being to provide such a device that will prevent the bottles from being stolen after they have been delivered to the customer, and is of particular advantage to apartment house dwellers and the like. The invention is adapted to fit through a door or may be built in the wall or fitted into a milk cabinet in the wall.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this present application and in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view of the holder open to receive the bottle.

Figure 2 is a similar view with bottle in place and the device locked.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the parts of the invention that will protrude 25 through the door.

Figure 4; is a side elevation of the device showing how it may be fitted to a door.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views it will be seen that the inven tion comprises a bracket having screw holes 11 provided therein to secure the device to the door frame, or other suitable place 12. A projection 13 from the bracket 10 is fitted through a hole in the said door 12 having in the upper face thereof a shallow depression 14 of suitable shape and size to receive the bottom of a milk bottle 15. A lever arm 16 having a cap 17 suitably designed to fit the top of the bottle is also fitted through a hole 18 in the door 12 and is pivoted to the bracket 10 by a pin 19. A rearward extension of the lever arm 16 is pivoted to a locking mem-' ber 20 by a pin 21. Extending rearwards from the lower part of the bracket 10 and at right angles thereto, is a ledge 22 onto which the lower end of the locking member 20 rests when the device is locked. A spring 23 is provided to draw the locking member 20 Serial No. 324,457.

onto the ledge 22, said spring being secured to a lug 24: on the bracket 10 and to the hole 25 in the locking member 20. A stop 26 on the ledge 22 is provided to keep the member 20 in position when locked.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that when the milk bottle is placed in the holder it is only necessary to push the cap downward to lock the device and secure the bottle. householder will pull the locking member outward and downwards which will raise the cap from the top of the bottle and permit the bottle to be removed from the holder.

It is believed that the construction and advantages of the structure shown may be ap parent from the foregoing paragraphs taken in connection with the accompanying drawings without further detailed description.

WVhile the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed it is understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of co-opcrating parts may be resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim:

1. A bottle holder of the character de scribed comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a door or other suitable support, a projection extending from said bracket through the door, having a circular cavity 011 the upper face thereof to receive the bottle, a lever arm pivotally connected to said bracket and extending forward through the door, terminating in a cap to fit over the top of the bottle, a ledge extending rearward from the bracket, a locking member pivoted to said lever arm to rest on said ledge and prevent movement of the lever arm when the bottle is in place.

2. A bottle holder of the character described, comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a door or other suitable support. a projection extending from said bracket through the door, having a circular cavity on the upper face thereof, a lever arm pivotally connected to said bracket and extending forward through the door, terminating in a cap to fit over the top of the bottle, a ledge In order to release the bottle the extending rearward from the bracket, a locking memberpivoted to said lever arm to rest on said ledge and prevent movement of the lever arm when the bottle is in place, and a spring secured to said bracket and locking arm adapted to automatically pull the locking arm into locking position When the outer end of the lever arm is depressed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

R. A. SPAWTON. 

